conception

noun

1. 1

   The act of conceiving.

2. 2

   The state of being conceived; the beginning.

3. 3

   The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.

4. 4

   The start of pregnancy.

5. 5

   The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.

6. 6

   The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.

7. 7

   An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.